UP BOR approves UPMin's MS Human Movement and BS Data Science

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The University of the Philippines Board of Regents (UP BOR), in its 1379th Meeting held on April 3, 2023, approved two new UP Mindanao (UPMin) degree programs, the Bachelor of Science in Data Science (BSDS), and the Master of Science in Human Movement Science (MSHMS). Both programs will be offered by the First Semester of Academic Year 2023-2024 in September 2023.

“We have been looking forward to the approval of our new degree programs,” said UPMin chancellor Lyre Anni Murao. “This is part of UP Mindanao’s commitment to innovate and broaden our academic offerings in response to the emerging demands of the 21st century,” she said.

The BSDS will be implemented by the Dept. of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Sciences (DMPCS). DMPCS chairperson Cinmayii Manliguez invited interested applicants to “unlock the power of data with our Bachelor of Science in Data Science to chart paths to success."

“BSDS students will benefit from the faculty's expertise in applied mathematics and computer science, which is expanded with new expertise in big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling, simulation, and data visualization, which has had wide adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic,” she said.

MSHMS, on the other hand, is a graduate program of the Dept. of Human Kinetics (DHK) which focuses on the study of human movement from basic to applied aspects and from the biological/physiological to the psychological, and neuro-scientific perspectives.

 “The MSHMS program will be beneficial to professionals who need higher education related to their discipline,” said DHK chairperson Jezreel Abarca. “These are physical education instructors, sports and human movement practitioners, administrators of physical activity-related programs, and those in the allied medical professions,” she said.

Interested applicants may visit the DHK social media page “Department of Human Kinetics - UP Mindanao” or send queries via email at ().

Authors Cruz and Bengan in Mindanao Book Fair

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Prof. Jhoanna Lynn Cruz of the Department of Humanities (most left, in the photo above) led a panel discussion entitled "Mindanao Fictions," at the Mindanao Book Fair on March 19, 2023, in her capacity as president of the Davao Writers Guild. The panel was hosted by independent publisher Everything's Fine. Associate Prof. John Bengan (second from left), also of the Humanities department and author of "Armor," a collection of short stories, was joined by Elizabeth Joy Serrano-Quijano, author of "Dili Pwede Mogawas," a short story collection, and Jade Mark Capiñanes, author of "How to Grieve," prose collection. Prof. Cruz and the panelists discussed how their stories engage with re/writing Mindanao to help define Mindanaoan and/or Mindanawon literature. The authors also accommodated book-signing requests. The public panel discussion addresses freedom of speech, social exclusion experiences, gender equality, and psychological well-being, among other ideas.   

View the discussion here: https://youtu.be/GGKRbg9tGeY

CHSS Week, 2023

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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences held public events from 27 February 2023 until 2 March 2023 on the theme, "Pag-aralan ang Lipunan, Hamunin ang Kinabukasan!" (Study Society, Challenge the Future!). The CHSS Week is an offering for the 28th UP Mindanao Anniversary.

Prof. Cayamanda publishes risk communication book

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Prof. Karen Joyce Cayamanda of the UPMin Department of Humanities produced this publication to provide the public with insight into the experience of the flood-vulnerable communities of Davao City, Philippines. The publication was the product of a dissertation for a Ph.D. in Development Studies program. The major objective of the publication is for the academe to assist in mitigating the dangers posed by flooding as a recurring disturbance in these sites.

As extensive literature on disaster studies examined risk communication and disaster risk management, it has been found to be discussed as separate concerns. These studies emphasize the significant role of risk communication and management at the level of the communities to enhance community preparedness and reduce the risks triggered by disasters like flooding. However, no literature has been found specifically in the area of risk communication management. Therefore, the study aimed to focus on this gap in the literature that integrates risk communication with disaster risk management towards a more integrative approach to risk reduction.

Using a convergent parallel mixed method design, the study was conducted utilizing both the qualitative and quantitative approaches in the data collection and analysis guided by the integrated frameworks of disaster risk management and the social amplification of risk (SARF). The merging of both analysis and interpretation results helped identify the findings' convergence or divergence. Results of the study revealed that the risk reduction strategies can be further enhanced through a risk communication management using a localized and participatory approach in the proper knowledge transfer of flood risk communication among the stakeholders involved, placing the community as the central actor for amplification.

This book highlights the proposed community-based flood-risk communication management (CBFRCM) framework as a modification of the SARF labeled as the Flood Risk Amplification Communication Theory (FRACT) as an alternative framework. Applying the theory necessitates enhancing risk communication management toward the resilience of flood-vulnerable communities, specifically in the context of Davao City, Philippines.

The authors wish to share these findings to encourage the use of the proposed theory in other contexts and optimize the role of risk communication as part of the risk reduction approaches of risk managers and policymakers on disaster management.

The book contributes to good governance, participatory decision-making, city disaster risk-reduction, and health risk-reduction, through a collaboration between UPMin's researchers and the city government.

Former chancellor de Ungria publishes book on Mindanao literature

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RMUFormer UP Mindanao chancellor and retired Department of Humanities professor Ricardo M. de Ungria has published a book, “Kalandrakas: Stories and Storytellers of/on Regions in Mindanao, 1890 – 1990. A Preliminary and Continuing Survey and Literary Mapping.” MindaNews announced the book in a news article on February 25, 2023, in conjunction with the book launch on February 27, 2023.

Read the news article here: https://www.mindanews.com/arts-culture/2023/02/rare-monumental-book-on-a-century-of-mindanao-literature-launched-on-february-27/

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